ribose

[ rahy-bohs ]
/ ˈraɪ boʊs /

noun Biochemistry.

a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C5H10O5, a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.

Origin of ribose

1890–95; < German Ribose, earlier Ribonsäure, equivalent to Ribon (from Arabinose arabinose, by arbitrary rearrangement and shortening) + Säure acid

Words nearby ribose

ribonuclease, ribonucleic acid, ribonucleoprotein, ribonucleoside, ribonucleotide, ribose, ribose 5-phosphate isomerase, riboso, ribosomal rna, ribosome, ribosuria

British Dictionary definitions for ribose

ribose
/ (ˈraɪbəʊz, -bəʊs) /

noun

biochem a pentose sugar that is an isomeric form of arabinose and that occurs in RNA and riboflavin. Formula: CH 2 OH(CHOH) 3 CHO

Word Origin for ribose

C20: changed from arabinose

Medical definitions for ribose

ribose
[ rī′bōs′ ]

n.

A pentose sugar occurring as a component of riboflavin, nucleotides, and nucleic acids.

Scientific definitions for ribose

ribose
[ rī′bōs′ ]

A pentose sugar with a furanose structure that occurs as a component of riboflavin and RNA. Chemical formula: C5H10O5.